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Examples Of Manipulation In Animal Farm By George Orwell

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Many people all over the world have a lack of education. Without a proper education, it will be difficult to have a successful life unless you have a certain skill. Throughout history, it has been proven that so many people are being manipulated just because they think it’s the right thing. The people who are rich and powerful have control and influence on others and usually have a special talent, but the majority of successful people is in their position because of knowledge. In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, most of the animals do not have the ability to learn, which allows them to be manipulated. After reading Animal Farm, I believe that more people need to be educated because it provides them with more freedom. An example to begin with is that the pigs are allowed to manipulate them because they were able to read and understand books. “Snowball gave his orders quickly, and in a couple of minutes, every animal was at his post.(George Orwell, Pg.57).” In this scene, it really shows how much power snowball has just because he had the capability to learn. The animals came to him in an instant, and that shows how much influence a powerful person can have. Snowball was so confident in himself, that he did not make one …show more content…

I am talking about the guards dogs. “The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further question. (George Orwell, Pg.72)”. The three dogs are very strong and intimidating therefore they qualified for the job as guards. In the ranking of animal farm, the pigs are first and then the dogs just because they have a unique capability. These canines are not very intelligent, but since Napoleon finds them useful, they are brought to a higher

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